As I got off the phone with my mom last week I made a mental note to let the nursing agency providing her with round-the clock home nursing support know about the names of two aides – one a favorite and one who was not to return. Driving on my way to catch the train… Continue reading What Makes Us Tick
Month: June 2017
The Grades That Shake Things Up
I attended the year-end open house at our daughters’ school last week, an attempt at rolling up 180 days of learnings into a 30 minute review. It’s akin to the end of year performance review at work – except that the reviewers – parents – rarely have ‘constructive’ feedback to share, with virtually all oohing… Continue reading The Grades That Shake Things Up
Choosing to Lead
I came home after work a few weeks ago to find a note whose color and size told me it could only have been from school. Typically these are permission slips or forms that ask us to fill in how many minutes our kids read each night (and no, I don’t ACTUALLY track how long… Continue reading Choosing to Lead